Jennifer Fox to Produce Oscars Academy’s 2018 Governors Awards

Oscar-nominated producer Jennifer Fox is set to produce the 2018 Governors Awards, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences president John Bailey announced Wednesday.

Honorary Awards for the 10th Annual Governors Awards will be presented to publicist Martin Levy, actress Cicely Tyson, composer Lalo Shifrin and producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall. The ceremony will take place on Nov. 18 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center in Los Angeles.

“This 10th anniversary of the Governors Awards highlights five diverse artists whose contributions to American cinema endure through changing time and fashion. Jennifer is the perfect choice to help us pay tribute to this year’s honorees,” said Bailey.

“The Governors Awards have such a special significance in our industry, because that night is our way of paying tribute to the legends of Hollywood. I’m truly honored to be part of this year’s ceremony,” added Fox.

Frances McDormand's powerful Oscar speech is changing the face of Hollywood and inspiring industry heavyweights to add inclusion riders to their upcoming productions. As his been widely explained since the 2018 Academy Awards, an inclusion rider is a stipulation in a contract stating that a project’s producers must hire a diverse cast and crew. Here are the Hollywood stars already taking McDormand's lead:

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck will be adopting an inclusion rider in all future projects, the head of strategic outreach for their Pearl Street Films production company announced via Twitter on March 12.

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Paul Feig

"Ghostbusters" director Paul Feig also said on Twitter March 13 that his production banner, Feigco Entertainment, will make inclusion riders a studio standard for all film and TV projects.

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Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd said after a meeting with her agency, WME her: “I would like for this agency that represents me to be 50/50 male-female including all ethnicities, races and sexual orientations. And the 50/50 needs to be included in all decision-making levels, which means they would have to add two females at the top.”

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Inspired by Frances McDormand’s acceptance speech at the Oscars, inclusion riders have become a hot topic in Hollywood

Frances McDormand's powerful Oscar speech is changing the face of Hollywood and inspiring industry heavyweights to add inclusion riders to their upcoming productions. As his been widely explained since the 2018 Academy Awards, an inclusion rider is a stipulation in a contract stating that a project’s producers must hire a diverse cast and crew. Here are the Hollywood stars already taking McDormand's lead: